Wouldn't the needle already have been sterilized, at the manufacturing facility, before they knew where exactly it was going? And if you're already going to sterilize some needles, isn't it easier, in a manufacturing process, to sterilize all needles, rather than make an exception to sterilize only some? And wouldn't sending unsterile needles specifically for the condemned expose risk to the person setting up the IV? And finally, Human Dignity.

Well it's because they want them to die of a lethal injection not dirty equipment, sounds harsh but true.

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One reason thay hanging went out of vogue. An overweight convict was being hung. The trap door was big enough for him to go through, but his weight was so great, that when the rope stopped his head, his body continued to the ground, decapitating him.

Yikes. I suppose decapitation, even if accidental, would fall under the "cruel and unusual" category.

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It's long been my belief that the method of execution should be on par with the actual crime. Someone that killed a man by putting him in a woodchipper, for example, must not feel the punishment is cruel or unusual, lest they would not have done it. Some executions could stretch over months. Though.

I kind of agree with you on this one. This kind of punishment might be more of a deterrent to would be murderers, rapists, etc. However, I suppose some of these perpetrators aren't really thinking about the personal consequences, when they commit these crimes. And I think what you're referring to is the Social Contract theory, where a violation of the implicit contract automatically exempts a perpetrator from its protections.